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FZNT02 KNHC 102159
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI 
2230 UTC SAT JAN 10 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 12.

.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N91W TO 21N95W TO 
18N95. S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 27N57W THEN DISSIPATING 
STATIONARY TO 24N63W TO 22N77W. N OF 30N WITHIN 410 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N 
WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 59W NW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N72W TO 27N72W TO 
24N67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 26N54W. N OF 
27N E OF 63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 31N64W TO 25N69W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. E OF LINE FROM 31N53W 
TO 25N59W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. 

.S OF LINE FROM 24N35W TO 24N49W TO 12N60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 22N35W TO 23N50W TO 21N67W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
25N E OF 69W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 25N51W TO 21N66W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 31N67W TO 29N72W TO 29N81W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FROM 31N72W TO 24N81W. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 76W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 80W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 62W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 
11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E OF 85W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S HALF.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT SW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEA TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N94W TO 28N95.5W TO 27N98W. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 87W AND 93W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 23N97W TO 26N93W TO 26N85W TO 25N81W E 
TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N AND TO 8 FT 
ELSEWHERE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N81W TO 21N93W TO 18N93W. S 
OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN